BZN Volume
64, Part 3, 30 September 2007
Opinions
Opinions
with the following titles were published on 30 September
2007 in Volume 64, Part 3 of the Bulletin of
Zoological Nomenclature
Copies
of these Opinions can be obtained free of charge
from the Executive Secretary, The International Commission
on Zoological Nomenclature, c/o The Natural History
Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail:
iczn@nhm.ac.uk).
OPINION 2175 (Case
3315)
Eudendrium
tenellum Allman, 1877 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa): proposed designation
of a neotype not accepted
Abstract. The
Commission has ruled that the type material of the
widely distributed marine hydroid Eudendrium
tenellum Allman, 1877 should not be replaced by a neotype. The
original material still exists and provides sufficient
data to allow E. tenellum to be tentatively synonymised
with E. capillare Alder, 1856.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Hydrozoa; EUDENDRIIDAE; Eudendrium; Eudendrium
tenellum; Eudendrium capillare; hydroids.
OPINION 2176 (Case
3319)
Helix papillaris Müller, 1774 (currently Papillifera
papillaris; Mollusca, Gastropoda): specific name not conserved
Abstract. The Commission
has ruled that the specific name of Helix
papillaris Müller,
1774 for a pulmonate gastropod (family CLAUSILIIDAE) from
southern Europe should not be conserved by the suppression
of its senior subjective synonym Turbo
bidens Linnaeus,
1758.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Mollusca; Gastropoda; CLAUSILIIDAE; Helix
papillaris;
Turbo bidens; southern Europe.
OPINION 2177 (Case
3331)
Castianeira
fulvipes Simon, 1896 (Arachnida,
Araneae): precedence over Cambalida
coriacea Simon, 1909
maintained
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that
precedence is maintained for Castianeira
fulvipes Simon,
1896 over the junior synonym Cambalida
coriacea Simon,
1909 for a species of spider from Africa.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; CLUBIONIDAE; MICARIINAE; Castianeira
fulvipes;
Cambalida coriacea; Afrotropical Region; spiders.
OPINION 2178 (Case
3346)
Misumena
nepenthicola (currently Henriksenia
nepenthicola; Arachnida, Araneae,
THOMISIDAE): proposed attribution of authorship to Pocock
(1898) not approved
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that
the proposed attribution of authorship of the nepenthicolous
thomisid spider Misumena nepenthicola to Pocock (1898)
is not approved. The name M. nepenthicola (currently Henriksenia
nepenthicola) is commonly but incorrectly attributed to
Pocock, and is threatened by the available but not widely
used name Misumenops nepenthicola Bristowe, 1930 and by
its primary homonym Misumenops nepenthicola Fage, 1928,
used for a different spider species from Singapore.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Arachnida;
Araneae; MISUMENINI; Misumena; Misumenops; Henriksenia;
Henriksenia nepenthicola; Borneo; Singapore; crab spiders;
Nepenthes pitchers.
OPINION 2179 (Case
3344)
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943 and
Mesosmittia Brundin, 1956 (Insecta, Diptera, CHIRONOMIDAE):
generic names conserved
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that
the generic names Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943 and
Mesosmittia Brundin, 1956 for two widespread genera of
non-biting midges are conserved by the suppression of Pseudorthocladius Edwards, 1932. Pseudorthocladius Edwards, 1932 is a senior
homonym of Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943, but has
not been used for the last 50 years, being replaced with
Mesosmittia Brundin, 1956.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; CHIRONOMIDAE;
Pseudorthocladius; Mesosmittia; Pseudorthocladius
curtistylus;
Mesosmittia flexuella; non-biting midges.
OPINION 2180 (Case
3334)
Colias
alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, PIERIDAE):
given precedence over Colias hyale
sareptensis Alphéraky,
1875, Colias hyale alba Rühl, 1893 and Colias
hyale meridionalis Krulikowsky, 1903
Abstract. The Commission
has ruled that the name alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905, which
is in widespread use for a butterfly species of the genus
Colias Fabricius, 1807 (family PIERIDAE), is conserved
by giving it precedence over three little used senior subjective
synonyms, Colias hyale sareptensis Alphéraky, 1875,
Colias hyale alba Rühl, 1893 and Colias
hyale meridionalis Krulikowsky, 1903.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Lepidoptera; PIERIDAE; Colias alfacariensis;
Colias sareptensis; Colias
alba; Colias meridionalis; Europe;
Russia; Iran.
OPINION 2181 (Case
3342)
Phalaena
croesella Scopoli, 1763 (currently Adela
croesella; Insecta,
Lepidoptera): usage conserved by designation of a neotype
Abstract. The Commission
has conserved the usage of the specific name of Phalaena
croesella Scopoli, 1763 (currently Adela
croesella) for
a common European fairy moth (family ADELIDAE) by designating
a neotype. All type fixations for Phalaena
croesella Scopoli,
1763 have been set aside and a neotype designated.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; ADELIDAE; Phalaena; Adela; Adela
croesella; Nemophora
degeerella; fairy moth; Europe.
OPINION 2182 (Case
3348)
Palamopus E. Hitchcock,
1845 (Ichnotaxa, Reptilia?): conserved
Abstract. The
Commission has conserved the name of the supposed reptilian
ichnogenus Palamopus E. Hitchcock, 1845 of Triassic – Jurassic
age. Palamopus is sometimes considered to be a junior objective
synonym of Sauroidichnites E. Hitchcock, 1837, but Palamopus is currently in use and the Commission has ruled that Sauroidichnites is not to be treated as a senior synonym of Palamopus.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; ichnotaxa; Reptilia; Ornithichnites; Sauroidichnites;
Palamopus; Palamopus palmatus; tetrapod footprints; Triassic;
Jurassic.
OPINION 2183 (Case
3204)
Viverra
maculata Gray, 1830 (currently Genetta
maculata; Mammalia,
Carnivora): specific name not conserved
Abstract. It is hereby
ruled that the specific name of Viverra
maculata Gray,
1830 (currently Genetta maculata; family VIVERRIDAE) for
a species of African genet (a placental carnivore) is not
conserved. The name is a junior primary homonym of Viverra
maculata Kerr, 1792 (currently Dasyurus
maculatus), which
is used for a marsupial mammal commonly known as the tiger
quoll (family DASYURIDAE).
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Carnivora; VIVERRIDAE; Genetta
maculata; Dasyurus
maculatus; rusty-spotted genet; Africa.
OPINION 2184 (Case
3373)
Ateles
geoffroyi (Mammalia, Primates): authorship attributed to
Kuhl, 1820
Abstract. The Commission
has ruled that the common but incorrect attribution of
the name of the spider monkey Ateles
geoffroyi to Kuhl
(1820) is validated.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Ateles; Ateles
geoffroyi;
Kuhl; Nicaragua; spider monkey.
